April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, which reminds drivers to eliminate unnecessary distractions to protect themselves and everyone else on the road from a serious or fatal motor vehicle accident. Distraction is dangerous. According to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, 8,000 motorists in Oklahoma suffered an injury due to distracted driving accidents between 2017 and 2021. […]
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Nursing negligence is a form of medical malpractice resulting in severe or fatal harm to the patient. The most common examples of nursing negligence is failure to adequately monitor a patient, track vital signs and watch for signs of distress. Other examples of nursing negligence include: Improper medication (over/under-medication, wrong drug, wrong route of administration, etc.) Failure
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Voice-activated technology, such as talk-to-text, is now a standard feature in most vehicles. Intended to prevent distracted driving accidents, these technologies have evolved over the years to control multiple vehicle functions. Sadly, while intended to make driving safer, studies have found these technologies are also distracting and present risk. What are the Different Types of Distraction?
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Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is a federal program funded through payroll taxes. It provides financial assistance to individuals with medical conditions preventing them from working in any significant capacity for at least one year. You only qualify for SSDI eligibility if you pay social security taxes. Additional qualifications for SSDI rely on meeting the
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Workers’ compensation, often shortened to workers’ comp, is a type of no-fault insurance carried by employers to cover the wages and medical expenses of injured workers. Employers in Oklahoma are required to carry this insurance, with a few exceptions. Worker’s comp provides monetary compensation for wages lost due to injury, but only up to a point.
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When people think of someone receiving workers’ compensation, they might picture a construction worker injured by a piece of equipment, or a nurse who damaged her shoulder transporting a patient.  Workers’ compensation covers all kinds of employees who get injured on the job – but historically the injury happened in a traditional workplace, not at
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) found that approximately 100,000 motor vehicle accidents are related to driver fatigue every year. According to the NHTSA, more than 75 percent of these accidents result in injury and approximately 1.5 percent are fatal. Drowsy driving factors in one to two percent of all motor vehicle accidents annually. However, a
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Defective products injure and kill hundreds of people every year. Talking to an attorney is the best way to learn about your options when you or someone you love is the victim of a defective product. Issues that make a product defective include: Poor design Inadequate testing Improper manufacturing Insufficient labeling Missing or incomplete instructions Victims
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According to the Brain Trauma Foundation, approximately 2.5 million people suffer yearly from a traumatic brain injury (TBI), and around 10 percent are sports related. While dry and warm-weather activities like cycling, football, baseball, and water sports see the most significant number of TBIs, winter sports also result in an increased risk for injury. January is
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Medical malpractice victims have, generally, up to two years to file a claim in Oklahoma once an injury is discovered. However, sometimes you only have one year. The time limit depends on the type of malpractice and where it occurred. While you have time to file suit, it is important to take action long before
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